Survivor Samoa—The Heat Is On

Man, is it getting hot in Samoa! Last night, there was no reward challenge, just two immunity challenges and a double elimination. Things started off with Bulldog Russell doing damage control with Shambo about John's ouster last week. She wasn't happy, to say the least, but Bulldog worked his magic and smoothed things over. Shambo has to be one of the most gullible people to ever play this game.

At the first immunity challenge, "Survivor Bowling," Jaison pulled out another win and was safe from the vote. Shambo wanted Dave gone and the others in her alliance figured it was better to appease her since she's so unpredictable. So Dave got the boot. But at least he wasn't blindsided like so many others. Deep down, I think he knew his time was up.

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At the second immunity challenge it all came down to how fast you could retrieve three bean bags from the ocean and launch them into a basket using a see-saw. Brett won and I have to say, I was surprised. He's been like the invisible man all season. I can barely remember his name. That win threw a wrench into Russell's plan to get rid of Brett next, so Bulldog told Mick and Jaison that they should target Monica instead.

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Back at camp, Monica decided to stir the pot. She told Russell that Jaison had revealed Russell's true personal wealth. Well, that really burned Bulldog. He'd been lying about himself the entire game and now the truth was out. You could see the steam coming from his ears. I loved it! Finally it was Bulldog's turn to squirm. Of course he confronted Jaison and, smart guy that he is, Jaison denied everything and said Monica was simply scrambling. Now Russell wasn't sure what to believe. Was Monica just creating drama in order to save herself or had Jaison really betrayed his confidence?

At tribal council, before Jeff could even start things off, Russell stood up and put the hidden immunity idol around his neck. Talk about intimidation. Earlier Jaison and Mick had talked about possibly voting Russell out because they weren't sure he could be trusted. But now, with that hidden idol hanging around his neck, I wasn't sure how they'd vote. Monica couldn't help herself, calling Russell cocky and making fun of him for huffing and puffing around camp. Ha ha! The look on Russell's face. He couldn't wait to vote her out. In the end, Russell never played the hidden idol. He didn't need to—Monica got the ax. I have to give her credit, though. She went out swinging and it was soooo entertaining to watch her mock Russell in front of everyone. —Angela Ebron